2/2— U.S. President Donald Trump described the massacre as “a problem with a bomb that went off,” saying people were “hurt pretty badly” and “probably killed,” while insisting, “We have peace in the Middle East”

Bassal described the massacre as not an isolated incident, but another chapter in an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.

He stressed that the attack exposes the reality that what is unfolding in Gaza is not a response to any single event, but a systematic campaign of direct targeting of civilians.

4/4— The statement also condemned the Netanyahu government’s continued efforts to dodge its obligations, foremost the commitment to end attacks on civilians, residential areas, and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians.

3/4— Hamas placed full responsibility on the Israeli occupation for the consequences of the attack and urged mediators and guarantor states to intervene immediately to restrain Israel and halt its ongoing crimes.

2/4 — The movement described the attack as a clear war crime and a direct violation of the ceasefire agreement, stressing that the escalation reflects Israel’s deliberate attempt to evade its commitments under the deal.